[
Federal
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January
17,
2002
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Volume
67,
Number
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ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
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Draft
Recommendations
for
Implementing
EPA's
Public
Involvement
Policy
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency.

ACTION:
Notice.

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SUMMARY:
EPA
seeks
public
comment
on
the
12­
page
document
  
Draft
Recommendations
for
Implementing
EPA's
Public
Involvement
Policy.''
The
document
recommends
specific
EPA
actions
to
enhance
adoption
of
the
Agency's
Public
Involvement
Policy
by
EPA
staff
and
managers.
EPA
published
its
Draft
2000
Public
Involvement
Policy
in
the
Federal
Register
in
December,
2000
(
65
FR
82335,
Dec.
28,
2000)
and
is
currently
writing
the
final
policy
and
response
to
comments,
both
of
which
will
be
released
in
the
Spring
of
2002.
The
recommended
implementation
actions
include:
creating
a
communication
network
and
mechanisms
that
allow
EPA
staff
to
exchange
public
involvement
information;
creating
an
electronic
database
that
includes
public
involvement
training
opportunities,
case
studies
and
other
helpful
resources;
providing
public
involvement
training
to
EPA
staff
and
managers;
developing
evaluation
measures
and
tools
to
measure
the
effectiveness
of
EPA's
public
involvement
activities;
and
evaluating
the
Agency's
adoption
of
the
Public
Involvement
Policy
over
time.
EPA
seeks
public
comment
on
this
document
for
60
days
following
publication
on
EPA's
web
page
and
notice
in
the
Federal
Register.
After
reviewing
public
comments,
EPA
will
begin
implementing
many
of
these
recommended
activities.
The
revised
document
will
be
issued
along
with
the
Final
Public
Involvement
Policy
in
the
Spring
of
2002.
The
draft
recommendations
document
and
future
updates
will
be
posted
on
the
Agency's
Web
site
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
stakeholders.

DATES:
Comments
will
be
accepted
until
March
18,
2002.

ADDRESSES:
Submit
comments
to
Patricia
A.
Bonner,
United
States
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Policy,
Economics
and
Innovation
(
MC
1807),
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460,
by
facsimile
at
202­
260­
4903
or
by
electronic
mail
to
bonner.
patricia@
epa.
gov
or
to
stakeholders@
epa.
gov.
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Patricia
Bonner
at
202­
260­
0599.
To
request
a
mailed
copy,
call
Loretta
Schumacher
at
202­
260­
3096
or
email
a
request
to
stakeholders@
epa.
gov.
The
draft
recommendations
document
and
the
Draft
Public
Involvement
Policy
may
be
viewed
or
downloaded
from
[
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
stakeholders].

Thomas
J.
Gibson,
Associate
Administrator,
Office
of
Policy,
Economics
and
Innovation.
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